Market Monitor
March 29, 1999
dow jones industrial average
percent
change
Friday since
Stock indexes close Jan. 1
Dow Jones Industrial Average 9822.24 6.9%
30 giant companies
Standard & Poor's 500 1282.80 4.4
500 large companies
Nasdaq Composite 2419.17 10.3
Mostly tech and small companies
Russell 2000 393.92 -6.6
2,000 small companies
Start of
Interest rates Friday year
30-Year Treasury bond 5.55% 5.15%
30-Year fixed-rate mortgage 7.01 6.75
1-Year adjustable mortgage 5.75 5.70
90-Day Treasury bill 4.50 4.44